Tag: 1983

August 26, 2015

Ministry – I Wanted To Tell Her (UK 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“I Wanted to Tell Her” is a single by American industrial band Ministry which, at the time, was a new wave/synthpop band. The song was released as the lead single from their debut album, With Sympathy. The single reached #13 on the US dance chart and #35 in New Zealand.

SIDE A:
I Wanted To Tell Her (Extended & Re-mixed Version) 7:07

SIDE B:
I Wanted To Tell Her (Tongue-Tied Mix) 4:55
A Walk In The Park 5:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	I Wanted To Tell Her	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#13

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– ARIST 12 533, Arista ‎– ARIST 12533
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Bass Guitar – Martin Sorenson
Design [Cover] – David Shortt
Drums – Stephen George
Guitar – Walter Turbitt
Keyboards – John Davis (7), Robert Roberts
Mastered By – JA*
Performer [Ministry Is] – Al Jourgensen, Stephen George
Photography By – Janette Beckman
Producer – Ian Taylor
Vocals [Feature] – Shay Jones
Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Guitars] – Alain Jourgensen*
Written-By – A. Jourgensen*, Shay Jones

NOTES:
Made in Gt Britain

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 25, 2015

Ministry – Work For Love (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983

“Work for Love” is a single by industrial metal band Ministry, who at the time were a new wave/synthpop band. The song was released as the second single from the band’s debut album, With Sympathy. In the United States the song debuted on the Billboard dance chart on February 19, 1983 spending eleven weeks on the survey peaking at #20.

SIDE A:
Work For Love (Extended Version) 6:26

SIDE B:
Work For Love (Short Version) 3:57
Work For Love (Dub Version) 6:15

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Work For Love	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#20

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Arista ‎– CP 726
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Brian Shanley (2), Jim Nash (2)
Producer – Ian Taylor, Vince Ely
Written-By – Al Jourgensen

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

August 4, 2015

Rick Springfield – Human Touch (Mexico 12″)

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“Human Touch” is a 1983 single by Australian singer Rick Springfield from his album Living in Oz. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It was also his most successful hit in the UK, peaking at number 23; this also led to a performance on Top of the Pops. Because of this being Springfield’s only top 40 single in the UK, he is considered a one-hit wonder in England, despite the fact that Jessie’s Girl is his biggest hit world wide. However, that song only peaked at 43 in 1984 for Springfield, 3 years after its release in the UK.

This Mexican 12″ is pressed on yellow translucent vinyl and has a picture sleeve unique to this release.

SIDE A:
Human Touch (New Mix) 7:17
Remix – John Luongo

SIDE B:
Human Touch (Instrumental) 5:04

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1983	Human Touch	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#18

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: RCA ‎– DISCO – TEC 132
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Yellow Translucent
Country: Mexico
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – Bill Drescher, Rick Springfield
Written-By – Rick Springfield

NOTES:
Original version appears on the LP “LIVING IN OZ”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

July 21, 2015

David Bowie – Modern Love (US 12″)

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“Modern Love” is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, and the first track on his album Let’s Dance. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983.

Bowie has claimed the song is inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album’s theme of a struggle between God and man. Some commentators noted the similarities between the track and Elton John’s near-simultaneous hit “I’m Still Standing”, although both parties said the songs were recorded at roughly the same time with no knowledge of the other.

By the time “Modern Love” was issued and edited as a single, Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour was underway. The track had become a popular encore on the tour, and Jim Yukich’s video for the song used footage of Bowie and his band performing the song from concert in Philadelphia on 20 July 1983. A live version, recorded in Montreal on 13 July, was on the B-side.

The single reached No. 2 in the UK, and No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As well as being a staple of the tour, it featured in Bowie’s set at Live Aid in 1985, and in his subsequent Glass Spider and Sound+Vision tours of 1987 and 1990. A re-recording with Tina Turner was also featured on a Pepsi commercial in 1987.

SIDE A:
Modern Love (Studio Version) 4:47
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain

SIDE B:
Modern Love (Live Version) 3:45
Mixed By – Jason Corsaro, Nile Rodgers

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

U.S. CHART HISTORY:

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	Modern Love	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	#14
1984	Modern Love	U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks	#6

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI America ‎– 7811-1
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop

CREDITS:
Producer – David Bowie, Nile Rodgers
Engineer – Bob Clearmountain

NOTES:
From the LP “LET’S DANCE”

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RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi